10ـ رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): مَن أرادَ أن يَكونَ أغنَى الناسِ فَلْيَكُنْ بما في يَدِ اللّهِ أوثَقَ مِنهُ بما في يَدِ غَيرِهِ. |
10– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who wishes to be the richest of people should be more trusting of what is in Allah’s Hands than what is in others’ hands.’[al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 139, no. 8] |
11ـ رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): اِستَغنُوا عنِ الناسِ ولو بشَوصِ السِّواكِ. |
11– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Be free from need of people, even for a toothpick.’[Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 7156] |
12ـ رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): خَيرُ الغِنى غِنَى النفسِ. |
12– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The best of riches is richness of the soul [i.e. its being needless of everyone but Allah].’[Amali al-Saduq, p. 394, no. 1] |
13ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَنِ استَغنى باللّهِ افتَقَرَ الناسُ إلَيهِ . |
13– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who is needless of all but Allah is himself needed by people.’[Kashf al-Ghamma, v. 3, p. 137] |
14ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الغِنَى الأكبَرُ اليَأسُ عَمّا في أيدِي الناسِ . |
14– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The greatest of riches is to despair of [obtaining] what other people possess.’[Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 342] |
15ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إنَّ أغنَى الغِنَى العَقلُ، وأكبَرَ الفَقرِ الحُمقُ . |
15– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Verily the most affluent of riches is intellect, and the worst poverty is stupidity.’[Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 38] |
16ـ الإمامُ الباقرُ (أ) و الإمامُ الصّادقُ ’: مَن قَنِعَ بما رَزَقَهُ اللّهُ فهُو مِن أغنَى الناسِ . |
16– Imam al-Baqir and Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘He who is content with whatever sustenance Allah has provided him is the richest of people.’[al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 139, no. 9] |
17ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَن رُزِقَ ثلاثاً نالَ ثلاثاً وهُو الغِنَى الأكبَرُ: القَناعَةُ بما اُعطِيَ، واليَأسُ مِمّا في أيدِي الناسِ، وتَركُ الفُضولِ . |
17– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Whoever has been granted three things, receives three other things in addition, and this is the greatest wealth: contentment with what one has been given, despair of other people’s possessions, and abandonment of all that is superfluous.’[Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 318] |